A powerful blast in the ruins of Syria’s ancient Palmyra raised fears Monday that the Islamic State group has damaged another of the Middle East’s most treasured heritage sites. Both Syria’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Kinda Makiyeh DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Palmyra's renowned Temple of Bel, blown up by Islamic State last year, is not beyond repair ...

The head of the UN cultural watchdog on Monday branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra ruins as a “war crime.” “This destruction is a new war crime and an ...

BEIRUT – A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday from Syrian troops in a major advance after a year of setbacks in Syria and neighboring Iraq. A desert ...

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Overview of the Palmyra site from the medieval castle (Qal‘at Shirkuh), looking southeast: Temple of Bel middle left; Great Colonnade center (photo by Judith McKenzie/Manar al-Athar) We see traces of ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Palmyra's renowned Temple of Bel, blown up by Islamic State last year, is not beyond repair but the full extent of damage in the ancient city could take weeks to establish because ...

Palmyra’s renowned Temple of Bel, blown up by Islamic State last year, is not beyond repair but the full extent of damage in the ancient city could take weeks to establish because of mines laid amid ...